Maternal and Child Health Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is assessing a premature infant. What would initially alert the nurse that the infant is having respiratory distress? A. Flaring nostrils B. Sporadic crying C. Ineffective cough D. Decreased pulse rate correct answers Answer: A Rationale: In attempt to increase intake of oxygen, the respiratory rate increases with flaring of nostrils as a cardinal sign. It is significant to note that when a neonate is in respiratory distress, the rate of respirations will increase. Sporadic cry...

A woman is giving birth to her third child in a setting that allows her husband and children to be actively involved in the process. The nurse caring for her must also consider the husband and the two children as patients and work to meet their needs. This type of setting is termed: 1) family-centered care. 2) emergency care. 3) hospice care. 4) individual care. correct answers 1) family-centered care. Family-centered care is any setting where the pregnant woman and her family a...

What is the primary goal of maternal and child health nursing? correct answers the promotion and maintenance of optimal family health to ensure cycles of optimal childbearing and childrearing What are some examples of maternal and child health practice? correct answers preconceptual health care Care of women during three trimesters of pregnancy and the puerperium ( 6 weeks afteter childbirth, sometimes termed the fourth trimester of pregnancy) care of infants during the perinatal period (...

Which behaviors would be exhibited during the letting-go phase of maternal role adaptation. Select all that apply. correct answers Emergence of family unit Sexual intimacy relationship continuing Defining one's individual roles While making a visit to the home of a postpartum woman 1 week after birth, the nurse should recognize that the woman would characteristically: correct answers Vacillate between the desire to have her own nurturing needs met and the need to take charge of her own car...

48 correct answers All health plans under the Newborn and Mother's Health Act can stay in the hospital _____ hours after an uncomplicated vaginal birth. Congenital and Chromosomal Abnormalities correct answers The number one cause of infant mortality is Traffic Accidents correct answers ______________are the leading cause of death in adolescence. Family Centered Care correct answers This recognizes the family as the one constant in the child's life. They provide support, respect, enco...

TEST BANK FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION BY SILBERT FLAGG.

1/1 When providing care for a pregnant woman, the nurse should be aware that one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors is: a. Diabetes mellitus. c. Chronic hypertension. b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP). d. Anemia. correct answers A 1/2 To ensure optimal outcomes for the patient, the contemporary maternity nurse must incorporate both teamwork and communication with clinicians into her care delivery, The SBAR technique of communication is an easy-to-remember mechanism f...

Maternal and Child Health

Maternal and child health exam

Age of REPRODUCTIVITY - 15-44 years old bumpy insides of vaginal canal that permits considerable stretching without tearing during delivery - RUGAE Nsx Action: AMNIOCENTESIS - EMPTY THE BLADDER INFECTION - most common side effect of amniocentesis LATE complication of amniocentesis - Preterm Labor EARLY complication of amniocentesis - Spontaneous Abortion Lecitin/Spingomyelin Ratio - 2:1 hormone that is responsible for the development of mammary gland - ...